Posts by Sophie Clearwater
How Fake Health Insurance Is Luring People In
[ad_1] After a long career as a nurse, Lisa Bower, now 61, retired, started working as a part-time nanny, and, in 2021, realized she needed health insurance. The Illinois resident took to the Internet to sign up for a plan on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace. But something went wrong and she somehow ended…
Read MoreThis Longevity Startup Is Bringing Anti-Aging Gene Therapy to Human Trials
[ad_1] Boston-based Life Biosciences is testing whether reprogramming human cells can slow or even reverse the effects of aging. Unsplash Life Biosciences, a Boston-based biotechnology company founded in 2017 by Harvard Medical School professor David Sinclair, is poised to become the first to conduct human clinical trials for a therapy that targets aging by rejuvenating cells…
Read MoreFloyd Roger Myers Jr., Fresh Prince of Bel Air Child Actor, Dead at 42
[ad_1] Hollywood is mourning the loss of a ‘90s star. Floyd Roger Myers Jr., a former child actor who appeared on Fresh Prince of Bel Air, died on Oct. 22, his mother Renee Trice confirmed to TMZ. He was 42. Myers died after suffering a heart attack in his Maryland home, Trice told the outlet,…
Read MoreMore industrial developers wait to break ground amid Austin's high vacancies
[ad_1] AUSTIN (ABJ) — Austin’s rising industrial vacancy rates are leading some developers to hit pause on construction of new buildings — or at least get creative in what products they’re putting up. According to new data from CBRE Inc., construction starts dropped to 385,000 square feet during the third quarter, the lowest amount recorded since the…
Read MoreVideo shows Zohran Mamdani fervently shouting about defunding ‘Israeli settler violence’ just months before Oct. 7
[ad_1] Socialist mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani fervently shouted about defunding “Israeli settler violence” at a Big Apple rally — just months before Hamas carried out its deadly Oct. 7, 2023 terror attack, newly surfaced video shows. Mamdani was filmed repeatedly leading chants of “not on our dime” at the anti-Israel demonstration in Midtown Manhattan back…
Read MoreLove Is Blind’s Madison Reacts to Kacie Dating Her Ex-Fiancé Joe After Filming
[ad_1] Clay Gravesande and AD Smith: Broke Up While Clay expressed his hesitation to getting married due to his own outlook on his father’s infidelity, AD reassured him that they would prevail as a couple and all seemed to be well between the two. But once faced with the task of saying I do to forever at the altar,…
Read MoreGlass, dirt & debris: What does it take to keep Austin's bike lanes clean?
[ad_1] AUSTIN (KXAN) — At the City of Austin’s Bicycle Advisory Council meeting in October, members requested an in-depth look at the city’s bike lane cleaning program. It’s run by Austin Resource Recovery (ARR), a city department responsible for waste collection, recycling, and street cleaning. The City of Austin said it’s cleaned up over 5,000…
Read More‘The Witcher’ star Freya Allan breaks down Ciri’s “first sexual experience” with Mistle: “Ciri doesn’t exactly know what she’s consenting to”
[ad_1] Geralt of Rivia (Liam Hemsworth) isn’t the only major character undergoing a massive transformation in The Witcher Season 4. When fans tune into the Netflix hit this week, they’re going to meet a whole new Ciri (Freya Allan). The Witcher Season 4 picks up where Season 3 left off, with the Lion Cub of…
Read MoreThese Texas parents donated Ten Commandment posters. The district hasn't put them up
[ad_1] ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) – Three days before the bill allowing Ten Commandment posters in Texas public schools became law, the principal of Cedar Ridge High School got an email. “Our family would like to donate a Ten Commandment poster for every classroom in Cedar Ridge High School. Could you please verify the number…
Read MoreKendall Jenner Admits She Was “Jealous” of Kylie Jenner Growing Up
[ad_1] But that’s not to say Kendall didn’t get up to any shenanigans. After all, the 818 Tequila founder did lose her virginity as a teen. “I lost my virginity in that room,” she quipped to Kris while touring her childhood bedroom, before confessing that she actually did the deed for the first time at…
Read MoreNative American artifacts among 1,000 items stolen from Oakland Museum
[ad_1] More than 1,000 historic artifacts, including Native American jewelry and relics, were stolen from the Oakland Museum of California’s storage facility. The storage facility, which houses scores of antiquities tied to Native American tribes that once lived in the area, was broken into around 3:30 a.m. on Oct. 15, the Oakland Police Department said…
Read MoreTwo Rhode Island cold cases solved decades after gruesome deaths: ‘families can finally feel a sense of closure”
[ad_1] Two cold cases that stumped Rhode Island prosecutors for decades were finally solved this week, but officials could not catch the killers in time. Debra Stone and Cynthia McKenna both died of asphyxiation 23 years apart in the Ocean State, Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha announced Wednesday. “Today, we close the cases surrounding…
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